The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-24
SECOND UNlvERsALlsT CHURCH. MINNEAPOLIS. MINI

completed, with the site, will be worth as
indicated above-S25,000 Part of the
old edifice has been retained in building
the new one and the architecture has
been 80 planned as to make the old and
the new blend harmoniously.
The church is situated in desirable
locality and it will present handsome
and rich appearance. The outside work
is now we'll along and as soon as the
weather will permit, the finishing touches
will be added and the scaffolding re-
moved.
The main audience room is located in
the front part OF the church, and is 70 K
AZ feet in size and will have seating
capacity of about 600 when the gallery is
completed in the spring, In the rear is
the Sunday. school room which the pas
the main Sundsy-school room are six
class room 8, three on either side. These
are all separate and yet can easily be
thrown open so as to connect with the
large room. They are all nicely fitted
up and in one is homelike fireplace and
handsome mantel. In the basement
there has been fitted up convenient
kitchen and dining room we'll supplied
with the necessaries of such apartments,
and there are plenty of cloak rooms, ETC.,
all handy and desirable. Above the class
rooms is the pastors study which will be
occupied by him for work summer and
winter. Every dollar of the money neces-
sary to carry the improvements on has
been raised by the pastor At present
there is only $4,000 indebtedness which
all be wiped out soon, and the necessary
amount raised to complete the work yet
to be done on the main auditorium. The
desirable site which the church occupies
was rendered possible by the generous
gift of a member of the parish, Mr.. John
Dudley. He gave to the parish the lot
on which the church rests -valued at
$1,000 and has been most liberal
contributor to the building fund. Last
spring niece of Mr.. Dudley, Mrs. e. W.
Trask, an earnest worker in the parish,
made as dying request of her uncle that
he should not forget the "little church."
and the people of the congregation have
had reason to know that he did not forget
it, but has been most hearty in his proofs
of remembrance. The parish has been
blessed in one thing and that is that the
inside history is a pleasant one and that
the members Of the parish have been
faithful workers for one common end.
The future Is indeed one bright with
promise.
Now, as to the church exteriorly. 1t
is of stone and h SIX, the latter FREEDOM
mating. The stone used is gray Ohio
sandstone anu native blue limestone.
The treatment of the exterior is very
pleasing and harmonious. The architect
ure follows that OF no special period and
is wholly composite in its nature. Two
minor turrets or towers rising from the
main part of the church roof add finish
to that part of the structure, while the
main tower is a little over 100 feet high
and graced on top with ahandsome final,
suggestive of the Gothic schools. The
man entrance, which is at the extreme
left as you face the building, is easily
reached from the street and has pleasing
outlines. The whole building is 100x72
feet in size. The auditorium, it should
be stated, will be seated in the semi-circu.